Baby toilet-cabinet



y A. M. GARWOOD, DECD. BY 0mm: or coum AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS T0 FLORENCEa. WALLER.

BABY TOILET CABINET] APPLlCATlQN-HLED JAN-27, 1920.

1,899,956 Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

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BY ORDER OF COURT AND MESNE ASSlGNMENTS T0 FLORENCE B. WALLER.

BABY TOILET CABINET. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.27. I920.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

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.I. M. GARWOOD, DECEASED, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, BY ORDER OF GOURTAND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO FLORENCE B. WALLER,

OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BY TOILET-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec, 13, 31921,

Application filed January 27, 1920. Serial No. 354,410.

the toilet and for clothing a child. A further object is to produce adevice of this character having doors which may be opened to such aposition as to shield the child from drafts or View while being bathedand dressed. A still further object is to produce a device of thischaracter having a bath tub which can be drawn forward out of thecabinet to a position where it shall be convenient for the attendant tobathe the child while sitting upon a chair and without having to bendover to any appreciable extent.

With these general ob ects in view the invention consists in certainnovel and useful'features of construction and organization of parts ashereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fullyunderstood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1, is a 1perspective view of a cabinet embodying t e invention.

Fig. 2, is a front elevation of the cabinet in open position and withthe doors or screens opened and adjusted to form a screen.

Fig. 3, is a vertical section of the cabinet.

Fig. 4, is a horizontal section of the same taken on the line IV-IV ofFig. 1.

Fig. 5, is a detail perspective View.

In the said drawings, 1 indicates a rectangular cabinet inclosed at theback and sides and open at the front so as to provide a chamber 2extending from the bottom 3 to the undermost of a series of slidedrawers 4, it being noted that in the proportion shown there are threedrawers of which the undermost is shorter so as to be overhung at itsfront end by the next drawer above,

A similar but narrower door 8, so as to be capable of standing inward ofdoor 6 and between the side walls of the cabinet, is hinged as at 9 tothe front edge of the right hand side wall, said doors being spacedapart by the hinges 9 for the accommodation between them of the foldingsections 10 and 11 hinged to the lower and upper edges of the door 6 andadapted to be folded upward and downward respectivelyv against the innerside of said door, a certain accessory hereinafter mentioned being alsoaccommodated between said doors. The door 8 is likewise provided withfoldable sections 11 and 12 hinged to its upper and lower edges, and toalso accommodate said sections when folded against the inner face ofdoor 8, the undermost drawer is made shorter than the overhanging draweras hereinbefore stated. By this arrangement it will be apparent that thecabinet when folded will present no unusual or peculiar features ofconstruction to disclose its character, and which will be as dust tightas any other cabinet or the like.

It is necessary however, that in order to permit of the hinge action ofthe doors, that the foldable members or sections thereof shall beslightly narrower than the body portions or-doors proper, this beingobvious when the necessity for one of thedoors and the foldable sectionsfor both must fit between the side walls of the cabinet is borne 1 1nmind.

One or both of the doors may be utilized as a support for a soiledclothes receptacle and other accessories, and to illustrate this idea,a. soiled linen bag 13,- is shown as arranged at the inner side of door8 in the horlzontal plane of the chamber of the cabinet between thebottom thereof and the undermost drawer. In the'construction-.,shown thesaid bag 13 is detachably hooked as at 14 to the horizontal arms 15 of apair of angle brackets pivoted as at 16 to lugs secured to the door inany suitable manner.

sition flatly against the face of the door so as to occupy a spaceof nogreater width than the door members 11 and 12 when folded, the bag ofcourse collapsing to accommodate this movement. However as the linenbag, is suspended at the inner s1de of door 8, which door closes first,the chamber 2 will accommodate the bag even when incapable of collapsingmaterially by reason of bein packed with linen. The chamber 2 also ormsa convenient receptacle for a character, the same being mounted on aswing arm which is curved so that while supported within the chamber,the lamp may be swung to a point exterior thereto and to one sidethereof, the swinging bracket 18, being also provided with a support 19and a pan 20 wherein water may be bolled 1f necessary.

Slidably mounted in guide cleats 21 or otherwise slidably supported is arest and dressing shelf or table 22, spaced above the bottom andequipped at its under side and front corners with a ,pair of pivoted orfoldable legs 23, which support the front end of the shelf or table whenthe same is drawn forward to afford a support for the child during thedressing or undressing operation, the said legs when swung back, beingadapted to enter the space between the shelf or table and the bottom ofthe cabinet and be entirely out of the way and out of view when thedoors are closed. Slidable receptacles 24 and 25 for soap and a spongeare also mounted on the shelf or table so as to 35 be convenientlyaccessible during the bathing operation, and the shelf or tablecarries aslidable drawer 25 for toilet articles. Se-

cured to the side walls of the cabinet within neled slide bars 27 fromthe front ends of which pivotally depend braces or le s 28 to rest uponthe shelf or table when t e same is extended and thus support a'bath tub29 suspended in a ring 30 provided with eyes 31 engaging suspension ooks32 depending from the front ends of the slide bars 27 By thisarrangement the bath tub may be supported above the front end of theshelf or table and be susceptible of being tilted slightly if necessaryfor the convenience of the attendant, and it is also obvious that it canbe readily lifted out of the ring when it is to be emptied. Preferablyit will be lifted with the ring off the hooks 32, so that the eyes 31maybeutilized as handles for convenience in carrying the tub. The tubcan be shoved into the cabinet independent of the shelf or table whennot needed, and be entirely out of the way, and the table can be drawnforward to operative ..position without affecting the tub.

In the space between the bottom of the cabinet and the slidable shelf ortable is a pair of channeled guides 33 secured to the ,spiritlamp 17 orthe like of any suitable chamber 2is apair of channeled track bars 26and slidably mounted'therein are chan-w side walls anl slidingly engagedby angle bars 34 pivotally connected at 35 to the ends of a shield 36,the same being adapted to rest upon the bottom of the cabinet when notin operative position, and to be drawn out and permitted to swing downto the floor when the cabinet is to be used for bathing a child and thuscut off draft from the space below the cabinet, the lower sections ofthe doors when the latter are open to form screens, cooperatin with theshield 36 to the end mentione If desired the upper sections of the doorcan likewise be swun to vertical position to afford more comp eteprotection than if left in folded position. The doors are provided withthe upper foldable sections primarily for convenience of access to theuppermost drawers in the cabinet, and for appearance sake.

The cabinet is mounted upon casters 37 for convenience in moving it fromone point or room to another, and may be equipped with one or more towelracks R, and other accessories as may be required. It will also beunderstood that suitable means may be provided for holding-the foldablesections of the door or screens in folded or opened position, but as anyapproved device, such as turn buttons or spring catches, may beemployed, it has not been deemed necessar to illustrate them, and thesame is true wit regard to the provisions of means for looking the outerdoor 6 of the cabinet, in closed position.

The adjustments or manipulations of the various parts have beendescribed in detail, and no general recapitulation thereof is thoughtnecessary or desirable, and while the preferred embodiment of theinvention has been shown and described, it is obvious that it may bemodified in minor" particulars without departing from the principle ofconstruction involved or sacrificin any of the advantages of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. A baby toilet cabinet having a front opening, and a dressing tableadjustable to an operative position forward of the cabinet, means tosupport the front end of the table when in operative position, and apair of doors normally overlapping and closing the opening of thecabinet, and provided at their lower ends with foldable extensions forextending down to the floor when the doors are opened; said cabinethaving an adjustable shield for extending from the said opening to thefloor and cooperating with said door extensions in cutting off draftalong the floor and adjacent the cabinet.

2. A baby toilet cabinet having a front opening, and a dressing tableadjustable to an operative position forward of the cabinets, means tosupport the front end of the table when in operative position, a air ofdoors normally overlapping and closing the opening of the cabinet, andprovided at their lower ends with foldable extensions for extending downto the floor when the doors are opened, and a shield having a slidableand hinged connection and adapted to lie within said opening or todepend from the cabinet at the lower end of said opening between theextensions of said doors when the same are open and the extensions areunfolded.

A baby toilet cabinet having a front opening, a dressing tableadjustable to operative position forward of the cabinet, means tosupport the front end of the table when in operative position,.barsmounted on the cabinet to slide into and out of the said front openingthereof, means to support the front end of said bars when projected fromthe cabinet, and a tub carried by said bars at the front end thereof.

4. A baby toilet cabinet having a front opening, a dressin tableadjustable to operative position flhrward of the cabinet, means tosupport the front end of the table when in operative position,guidewayssecured to opposite side walls of and within the cabinet, slidebars engaging said guideways, folding legs carried by said slide bars atthe front ends thereof, a band detachabl supported from said'slide bars,and a tu carried by said band.

In testimony whereof I afiix my si nature.

ANNIE M. GARW OD.

